Eunha Hoh, Ph.D.

Professor

Associate Director for Research, School of Public Health

Division of Environmental Health
Phone: (619) 594-4671
Office: HT-04
Email: ehoh@sdsu.edu
SPH Biography
Publications

Eunha

Name Position
Nathan Dodder, Ph.D. Research Scientist, SPH Biography, Publications
Kayo Watanabe, MPH Laboratory Manager, Division of Environmental Health
Bill Richardot, MPH Research Specialist
Margaret Stack, MS Research Specialist
Jade Roccoforte (Johnson), MS Research Specialist
Claudine Manabat Research Specialist
Kamrun Nahar, MPH Research Assistant
Shahrin Binte Salam, MPH Research Assistant
Nicholas Fudge Research Assistant
Alicia Agas Research Assistant
Emily Chapman Research Assistant
Kalleh Fatah Research Assistant
Name Project
Samantha Shinder (Joint Ph.D. program) Assessment of organic contaminants in marine mammals as a model for the health of the Southern California Bight ecosystem.
Genesis Barzallo (Joint Ph.D program) The targeted and non-targeted analysis of pesticide residues and smoke-related semi-volatile organic compounds in silicone wristbands using liquid and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to assess personal exposure in agricultural, wildfire-impacted, and smoke-exposed environments.
Claudine Manabat (MPH) Changes in thirdhand smoke due to aging and ozonation.
Ryan Duffy (MS) Nontargeted chemical analysis of environmental pollutants in water, soil, and air in the Tijuana River Valley.
Alexa Fields (MPH) Microfiber pollution and leachate from cigarette filters.
Eli Lew (MS) Nontargeted Chemical Identification of Micron Cryo-Milled Tire Tread (CMTT) and Electric Vehicle Tire Leachates.
Jenny Liang (MPH) Non-targeted analysis (NTA) based on GCxGC/TOF-MS to characterize chemicals associated with second hand cannabis vape and smoke exposure using silicone wristbands.
Alicia Agas (MS) Assessing halogenated contaminant profiles in California seabirds using a combination of non-targeted and targeted analysis.
Fatima Husaini (undergraduate) Thirdhand smoke research.
Chloe Fogle (undergraduate) Thirdhand smoke research.
Darragh Howard (undergraduate) Thirdhand smoke research.
Kaelyn Nguyen (undergraduate) Thirdhand smoke research.
Name Institution Year Project
Jennifer Cossaboon (Ph.D./DVM Student) UC Davis 2023-2024 Offshore DDT+ pollution in the Southern California Bight.
Sung-Deuk Choi, Ph.D. (visiting scholar) Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea 2023 Nontargeted analysis for a comprehensive understanding of environmental pollution.
Ho-Sung Lee (visiting student) Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea 2023 Discovery of novel contaminants in long-range atmopherically transported particulates in South Korea.
Elisa Dufloux Sigman Clermont, France 2019 Non-targeted chemical identification in PM 2.5 samples collected at public events with cannabis use.
Carolina Molina University of Chile, Chile 2019 Personal exposure assessment of PAHs and other air pollutants via silicone wristbands.
Leah Chibwe, Ph.D. Oregon State University 2016 The use of targeted and non-targeted analysis to study complex environmental mixtures of PAHs.
Carlos Manzano, Ph.D. Oregon State University 2013 The identification and quantitation of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in environmental samples using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Name Type Year Project
Sydney Hooks MPH 2025 Spatial High Resolution of Analysis of Surface Nicotine in Indoor Environments
Shahrin Salam MPH 2025 Delineating Tobacco Product Waste Pollution at Kendall Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve
Kamrun Nahar MPH 2025 Discovery of Novel Chemical Pollutants in Human Serum from Women Fire-fighters, Nurses and Office-workers
Ahira Medalla Staff, MS 2025 Staff: Thridhand smoke research. Thesis: Investigating Remediation Efficacy of Thirdhand Smoke Constituents in House Dust Using a Non-Targeted Analysis Approach
Julie Beck BS 2025 DDT+ research
Maria Noriega Chacon MS 2025 Microscopic Analysis and Characterization of Thirdhand Smoke Contaminated Household Materials
Emily Chapman BA 2025 Thirdhand smoke and DDT+ research
Karissa Soriano BS 2025 Thirdhand smoke research
Kalleh Fatah BS 2025 DDT+ research
Ashley Chang MS 2025 Environmental Impacts of Leached Chemicals from Tobacco Related Product Waste.
Alex Lee MPH 2025 Non-targeted Analysis for Chemical Contaminants in Sediment Samples Near Cannabis Farms Within Santa Barbara County
Chelsea Contreras-Valencia MS 2025 Using Silicone Wristbands to Examine the Para-Occupational Exposure of Children Living in an Agricultural Community: Imperial Valley, CA
Mhyre Dizon MPH 2025 Assessment of Chemical Contaminants in Runoff from Cannabis Farm Cultivation in Carpinteria, California: Implications for Water Quality and Ecosystem Health
Maria Atassi Undergraduate Researcher 2025 Research on thirdhand smoke and tobacco product waste
Srimanti Duttagupta Postdoctoral Researcher 2025 Spatiotemporal Distribution of Compounds Derived from Tobacco Product Waste in Stormwater and Quantification of Pesticides in Runoff Associated with Cannabis Cultivation
Thomas Morales Staff, MS 2025, 2023 Staff: Thirdhand smoke research. Thesis: Persistence, Removal, and Transformation Products of Trace Organic Contaminants in Sunlight Exposed Secondary Wastewater Effluent
Lia Jablonski Staff 2025 Pesticide research
Kaylen Wilson Staff, MPH 2024, 2022 Staff: Thirdhand smoke, pesticide, and air pollution research. Thesis: Persistence of Thirdhand Smoke-Related Compounds in House Dust After Commercial Cleaning.
Tina Tran BS 2024 Thirdhand smoke and microplastic research
Erica Hernandez MS 2023 Investigation of Air Emission Pollutants in Border Communities Using Non-Targeted Analysis
Christine Stewart MPH 2023 Environmental Fate and Transport of Cigarette Butt Leachate Chemicals in a Marine Environment
Joshua Espinoza MPH 2023 Identification and Assessment of Constituents of Emerging Concern in the Tijuana River Stormwater
Nicholas Hernandez Staff 2023 Thirdhand smoke research
Alejandro Velasquez Staff 2023 Thirdhand smoke research
Stephanie Laugherly MPH 2023 Hazard Identification of Chemical Contaminants at U.S.-Mexico Border Sites in the Tijuana River Watershed
Paulina Michel Staff 2022 Thirdhand smoke research
Pamela Olguin MS 2022 Nontargeted Chemical Analysis of Silicone Wristbands From Children Exposed to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Electronic Cigarette Vapor
Melissa Pennington MPH 2022 Non-targeted Analysis of Tobacco-Related Compounds Within the Kendall Frost Reserve
Jade Johnson MS 2022 A Nontargeted Analysis of Aerobic and Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Removing Trace Organic Contaminants
Linda Chu Staff 2022 Thirdhand smoke, pesticide, and air pollution research
Katelyn Nynas MPH 2022 Tobacco Product Pollution in a California Urban Natural Reserve
Jordan Alejo MPH 2022 Bioaccumulation of Tobacco Product Waste in an Ecologically Important Organism From a California Urban Natural Reserve
MaryAnn Zakaria MPH 2021 Identification of Chemicals of Emerging Concern in the Upper South San Francisco Bay Using Non-Targeted Analysis
Nalima Joshi MPH 2021 Detection of Surface Nicotine Using Commercially Available Wipes in Indoor Environments
Laila Hamzai Staff 2020 Thirdhand smoke research
Lilly Sabet MPH 2020 Non-Targeted Analysis for the Identification of Chemicals of Emerging Concern in San Francisco Bay Sediment
Margaret Stack MS 2020 Assessment of Marine Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in the Critically Endangered California Condor and their Marine Mammal Prey
Mansi Vyas MPH 2019 Comparison Between Personal Air Nicotine Levels and Nicotine in Wristbands Worn by Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke and E-Cigarette Vapor
Daniel Chang Staff 2019 Nontargeted Analysis of Fire Impacted Water Contaminants and Evaluation of Advanced Wastewater Treatment for Water Reuse
Jade Wong MS 2019 Cellulose Filter Papers for the Measurement of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Marine Mammal Whole Blood
Dana Dautin MS 2018 Body Burden of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in a San Diego Population and Intervention Trials for the Elimination of POPs: Fecal POP Concentrations as Indicators of Successful Intervention Results
Catherine Rice MPH 2018 Type and Preparation of Seafood in the Diet, and Other Demographic Predictors of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Breast Milk of Women from San Diego
Tigran Ghukasyan MPH 2018 Identification of Thirdhand Smoke Chemical Constituents in the Household Dust Using a Nontargeted Approach
Hung-Hsu (Ivan) Wei MPH 2018 Determination of Organic Compounds in Smoked Cigarette Leachate and Their Bioaccumulation Potentials in the Marine Mussel, Mytilus Galloprovincialis
Edward Dominguez MS 2018 Non-Targeted Analysis of Organic Contaminants in Dietary Fish Oil Supplements in the U.S.
Lenard Yabes MPH 2018 Bioaccumulation of Organic Compounds from Smoked Cigarette Litter in the Freshwater Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus Mykiss
William Richardot MPH 2018 Assessing Toxicity and In Vitro Bioactivity of Smoked Cigarette Leachate Using Cell-Based Assays and Chemical Analysis
Jenna Krichling MPH 2018 Non-Targeted Analysis for the Discovery of Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Treated Water
Melissa Vales MPH 2017 Distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in San Diego Marinas
Rhonda Saleh MPH 2017 Investigation of Environmental Contaminants in Dietary Fish Oil
Allison McMullen MS 2017 Critical Review of Assessment of Benefits and Concerns of Dietary Fish Oil
Claire O'Brien MPH 2016 Relationship Between PBDEs and Methoxy-PBDEs in Human Breastmilk and Seafood Consumption
Jennifer Cossaboon MS 2016 Enhanced Cataloguing of Halogenated Organic Compounds in Marine Mammals of the Southern California Bight Using a Non-Targeted Analytical Method
Chelsea Basirico MPH 2016 Relationship Between PCBs in Human Breastmilk and Seafood Consumption
Raisa Luna MPH 2016 Non-Targeted Chemical Analysis for the Identification of Persistent Organic Compounds in Treated Wastewater
Mariana Alonso Postdoctoral Researcher 2016 Non-Targeted Chemical Analysis of Persistent Organic Compounds in Brazilian Dolphins
Susan Mackintosh Postdoctoral Researcher 2015 Analysis of Persistent Organic Compounds in Dolphin Blubber and Human Breastmilk
Amanda Gee MPH 2015 Nicotine and Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines in House Dust Collected in Minnesota
Cuong Tran MPH 2014 Comprehensive Analysis of Organic Contaminants in Human Breast Milk
Nicolas Lopez-Galvez MPH 2014 Soil Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Goat Canyon at the US-Mexico Border
Chelsea Rochman Ph.D. 2013 Plastic and Priority Pollutants: A Multiple Stressor in Aquatic Habitats
Chester Huang MPH 2013 Screening Organic Contaminants in the Mojave Desert Tortoise
Anju Melkani MPH 2012 Assessment of the Potential Health Hazardous Chemicals in Household Dust
Tina Davis MPH 2012 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Profiles in Polystyrene Foams in San Diego Bay
Yang Jiao MPH 2012 Elemental Analysis in House Dust Using Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence
Veronika Shevchenko MPH 2011 Characterization of Chemical Compounds in Cigarette Filter Leachates
Almira Van MPH 2010 Persistent Organic Pollutant Content of Marine Debris Found on San Diego Beaches
Beth Wittry MPH 2010 Evaluation of Thirdhand Smoke Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons through Indoor Contamination of Settled House Dust
Richard Hunt MPH 2009 Investigation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content in Settled House Dust of Homes Exposed to Environmental Tobacco Smoke